* The short story " There Are More Things " by Jorge Luis Borges from The Book of Sand refers to an amphisbaena and concerns a similar, though mostly undescribed, monster.

The Great Sand Sea lies within the desert's plain and extends from the Siwa Oasis to Jilf al Kabir.

After neighbouring Algeria's 1962 independence from France, border skirmishes in the Tindouf area of south-western Algeria, escalated in 1963 into what is known as the Sand War.

The songs " Dawn " and " Sand " from the project were recorded for the albums Sondheim at the Movies and Unsung Sondheim.

Waits's song " Trampled Rose " ( from Real Gone ) appeared on the critically acclaimed album Raising Sand, a collaboration between Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.

The “ knowing one ” () had to keep his knowledge secret, even from his closest family (“ vor Weib und Kind, vor Sand und Wind ”).

Sand and silt are the products of physical and chemical weathering ; clay, on the other hand, is a product of chemical weathering but often forms as a secondary mineral precipitated from dissolved minerals.

Sand is the most stable of the mineral components of soil ; it consists of rock fragments, primarily quartz particles, ranging in size from 2. 0 mm to 0. 05 mm.

* " Amelia ", a song by The Mission, from the album Carved in Sand

* Martin Kramer, " Edward Said's Splash ", from his book, Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle Eastern Studies in America, Washington: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, 2001, pp. 27 – 43.

To the northeast of Alamosa lie San Luis State Park and the San Luis Lakes and the Great Sand Dunes National Park ( turn east at Mosca, Colorado from Colorado State Highway 17 onto Colorado State Highway 150 then, after you view or visit the Great Sand Dunes, south to Ft.

All of their efforts will be recognized and remembered by the " Sand Creek Massacre " signs that appear along the roadways from Limon to Casper, Wyoming, and then to Ethete.

* Chief Niwot ( c. 1825 – 1864 ), led a band in Northern Colorado and died from wounds sustained during the Sand Creek Massacre ).

For many years, Sand Hill Road's northern end terminated in the middle of Stanford Shopping Center's parking lot, and the only four-lane segment was the section from Interstate 280 to Santa Cruz Avenue ( the section where all the venture capitalists are housed ).

The lowest, and northernmost, which is that seen from the Ober Sand Alp, is called Sandgipfel ( 3, 390 m ).

On the west side of the Tödi lies the Sand Glacier or Sandfirn, which descends towards the Sand Alp from the dividing ridge forming the pass to the south.

There is an old coaching Inn on the Epsom Road previously called the ' Sanford Arms ', which almost certainly derives from ' Sand Ford ', so this adds weight to the suggestion that ' Guildford ' is a corruption of ' Gold Ford ', referring to the very distinctive golden sand showing on the banks of the River Wey where it cuts through the sandy outcrop just south of the town.

Sand Mountain, a smaller ridge, flanks the city to the north and divides Jones Valley from much more rugged land to the north.

* Kalkaska Sand, the state soil of Michigan, was named after the county because of the large amounts deposited in the area from the glaciers in the Ice Age.

A seaworthy vessel that was actually powered by Cummins diesel engines, the San Pablo made the voyage from Hong Kong to Taiwan and back under her own power during shooting of the Sand Pebbles.

The song " Gone Gone Gone ( Done Moved On )" from Raising Sand won a Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals in 2008.

* Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah.

Some of the most popular sand dunes in the United States include ; Dumont Dunes CA, Coral Pink UT, Oregon Dunes OR, St. Anthony Dunes ID and the grand daddy of dune riding Algodones Dunes CA ( Imperial Sand Dunes ).

* 1969 " Venus " / " Hot Sand " ( Pink Elephant )

Other vocal appearances by Doug Pinnick include Dream Theater's " Lines In The Sand " ( guest vocals in the choruses ) from the Falling into Infinity album, " Welcome To The Machine " from the An All Star Lineup Performing the Songs of Pink Floyd album, " Parasite " on an all-star tribute to Kiss entitled Spin The Bottle, as well as " Taxman " on a Beatles tribute album entitled Butchering the Beatles.

*" Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms ", a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage travel itinerary

Northern Saskatchewan is mostly covered by boreal forest except for the Lake Athabasca Sand Dunes, the largest active sand dunes in the world north of 58 °, and adjacent to the southern shore of Lake Athabasca.

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado sits directly west of the Sangre de Cristo Range, which is featured in the background.

The Great Sand Dunes are in the background as are the Sangre De Cristo Range.

The Great Sand Dunes is a famous feature of the valley.

Only in very wet years, perhaps every 20 years, does the stream system in the Closed Basin flow as a connected unit into San Luis Lake at the low point of the Closed Basin west of the Great Sand Dunes.

* Geologic History Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Large areas of private lands have either been subdivided into subdivisions of small " ranch " lots or have been sold or donated to the Federal government and make up portions of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, other wildlife preserves, and various state wildlife sites.

) Near the Great Sand Dunes, where only camping is available, the Great Sand Dunes Lodge and the Nature Conservancy's Zapata Ranch are recommended for lodging.

At Ft. Garland, Colorado south of the Great Sand Dunes on U. S. Highway 160 the Fort Garland Museum is recommended and further south on Colorado State Highway 159 at San Luis, Colorado, the oldest town in Colorado, the bronze sculptures by Huberto Maestas, depicting the Stations of the Cross.

Death Valley Sand Dunes

Adams State University is a small state-supported liberal arts university in Alamosa, Colorado, U. S., in the San Luis Valley and home to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

* Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

* Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary

Little Sahara Sand Dunes